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Board dismisses Level Three grievance No. 7 as untimely; one trustee abstains
Summary
Trustees dismissed Level Three grievance number 7 at the Oct. 29 special meeting, finding the merits did not justify overriding Board policy timelines; the motion passed 6–0 with one abstention by Trustee Kelleyton Wilson, Sr.
At 9:09 p.m. on Oct. 29, the Sunnyvale I.S.D. Board of Trustees voted to dismiss Level Three grievance number 7 as untimely, concluding that the grievance's merits did not justify waiving Board timelines.
The minutes record: "Motion made by Linda Gooch, seconded by Lee Mathew, that the board move to dismiss the Level Three Grievance identified as number seven as untimely. The merits of this grievance presented to not justify overriding timelines in Board policy. Approved 6-0" with Trustee Kelleyton Wilson, Sr. recorded as abstaining. The board had considered the matter in executive session under the cited Texas statutes before rendering the open-session decision.
The minutes do not record further remedies or directions related to grievance 7; the board returned to executive session after the action to continue deliberations on other appeals.
